Electrical induction of vision

We assess what monkeys see during electrical stimulation of primary visual cortex (area V1) and relate the findings to visual percepts evoked electrically from human V1. Discussed are: (1) the electrical, cytoarchitectonic, and visuo-behavioural factors that affect the ability of monkeys to detect c...

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Published in:Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 2013-06, Vol.37 (5), p.803-818
Main Authors: TEHOVNIK, Edward J, SLOCUM, Warren M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Cortex (visual)
Electric Stimulation
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Macaca
Medical sciences
Ophthalmology
Photic Stimulation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Signal Detection, Psychological
Vision disorders
Vision, Ocular - physiology
Visual Cortex - physiology
Visual Fields - physiology
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:We assess what monkeys see during electrical stimulation of primary visual cortex (area V1) and relate the findings to visual percepts evoked electrically from human V1. Discussed are: (1) the electrical, cytoarchitectonic, and visuo-behavioural factors that affect the ability of monkeys to detect currents in V1; (2) the methods used to ascertain what monkeys see when electrical stimulation is delivered to V1; (3) a corticofugal mechanism for the induction of visual percepts; and (4) the quantity of information transferred to V1 by electrical stimulation. Experiments are proposed that should advance our understanding of how electrical stimulation affects macaque and human V1. This work contributes to the development of a cortical visual prosthesis for the blind. We dedicate this work to the late Robert W. Doty.
ISSN:0149-7634
1873-7528
DOI:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.03.012